Florentino Pérez

Having lost heavily to a side missing its first-choice front three, Zinedine Zidane's men must reflect on where they're going wrong - and must do so urgently.

The transfer curtain fell on the second day of September, and our suspicions were confirmed: 'operation Neymar' had been pure posturing.

Barcelona lined up with six players who came up through the ranks aganst Betis (iqué, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Sergi Roberto, Carles Pérez and Rafinha) with Ansu Fati coming on as a sub.

Barcelona’s victory over Betis was an outpouring of joy

After the way the summer panned out, Madrid lined up in their first home game of the season with James and Bale as starters, and without Pogba, naturally...

Alfredo Relaño previews tonight's UEFA Super Cup between two English clubs, Liverpool and Chelsea and a female referee overseeing the final for the first time.